President Trump's most recent proposal requiring expansion of the Abraham Accords as part of a negotiated settlement to the Iran conflict is simply brilliant and would result in the most significant change in the Middle East in thousands of years.
The U.S. is using more of its resources to defend Israel than Israel is itself, according to U.S. officials who spoke to The Washington Post on Thursday. The officials disclosed that the U.S. military has depleted much of its missile-defense inventory after using far more of the weaponry to defend Israel throughout the war on Iran than Israel has used itself.
A U.S. State Department cable issued Tuesday and obtained by NPR instructs U.S. diplomats in Jerusalem to pressure Palestinian officials this week to withdraw their bid for one of the 21 vice president roles at the U.N., or face possible consequences including visa revocation. The May 19 U.S. cable, marked sensitive but unclassified, says Palestinian ambassador Riyad Mansour "has a history of accusing Israel of genocide," and that his bid "fuels tension" and undermines President Trump's peace plan for Gaza.
In late April, the Hondurasgate platform and the Spanish media outlet Canal Red began leaking incriminating audios regarding recent machinations by the United States and Israel in Latin America. One batch of audios, for example, indicates that Israel financed the release from prison of former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, who was serving a 45-year sentence in the US for drug trafficking and other transgressions. As per the write-up on the Hondurasgate website, Hernandez will now play a key role in carrying out US-Israeli military and economic designs in the region.
Longtime Donald Trump supporter Tucker Carlson has broken with the president on some key issues, becoming one of the country's staunchest critics of the US relationship with Israel. Carlson is engaging with voices he once criticised, like The New York Times, and his rising popularity has fueled speculation in Washington, DC that he could try to ride that momentum all the way to the White House.
We, the undersigned, warn that the conduct of the United States and Israel has inflicted irreversible damage on humanity's cultural heritage and, in light of the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict, may give rise to violations of international law.
The conversation reveals that the ongoing conflict raises critical questions about the motivations behind US foreign policy, particularly regarding Israel's role in shaping military strategies.
Brent crude, the international benchmark, rose nearly 2 percent on Thursday to top $104 per barrel after Tehran dismissed reports of direct negotiations with US President Donald Trump's administration.
Israel, out of anger for what has taken place in the Middle East, has violently lashed out at a major facility known as South Pars Gas Field in Iran. A relatively small section of the whole has been hit. The United States knew nothing about this particular attack, and the country of Qatar was in no way, shape, or form, involved with it, nor did it have any idea that it was going to happen.
I will tell you that AIPAC may call itself pro-American. They may call themselves pro-Israel, Van Hollen told the J Street crowd. But they are neither. They have been a very destructive influence. And it is time to call them out. And the American people are catching on.
Do not join or remain in the United States Military. Trump has betrayed America and expects you to die for Israel. There is no honor in being led by dishonorable men to your death.
The president ... should give Bibi the pardon today. I don't want anything on Bibi's mind other than fighting against Iran. Tell him I am exposing him. That president better damn well give him the pardon right now - and stop using it as leverage for his own political career.
Police officials released a statement X announcing that they will enhance security at diplomatic, cultural, religious and other relevant sites. Anyone aware of suspicious activity is urged to call 1-888-NYC-SAFE or 911.
Hamas described the move as a dangerous precedent and a practical recognition of the legitimacy of colonial-settlements and the occupation's control over the West Bank. The Palestine Liberation Organization's Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission said in a statement the decision constitutes a clear violation of international law and a blatant favouring of the occupation authorities.
